diff --git a/redis.php b/redis.php
index f1cb0c0..edd0f6f 100755
--- a/redis.php
+++ b/redis.php
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?php
+   include "User.php";
+   use \User as User;
+
    //Connecting to Redis server on localhost 
    function connect(){
       include 'config.php';
@@ -11,6 +14,15 @@
       $redis = connect();
       return json_decode($redis->get($key));
    }
+
+   function redis_get_user($key) {
+      $redis = connect();
+      $data = json_decode($redis->get($key));
+      $user = new User($data->user_name, $data->first_name, $data->last_name, $data->email, $data->password, $data->organization);
+
+      return $user;
+   }
+
    function redis_set($key, $data, $timeout=null){
       $redis = connect();
       $redis->set($key, json_encode($data), $timeout);